2021 WNBA season

The 2021 WNBA season will be the 25th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Seattle Storm are the defending Champions.

2021 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV
Top draft pickTBD
Picked byNew York Liberty

2021 WNBA draft

The New York Liberty will have the first pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.


Transactions

Free agency

Free agency negotiations started on January 15, 2021, and the signing period began on February 1, 2021.[1]

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team 2020 season 2021 season Reference
Dallas Wings Brian Agler Vickie Johnson [2][3]

Regular season

Schedule

2020 WNBA preseason


Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff Appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream Nicki Collen Connecticut Sun (assistant) 3 38–52 1 0 0
Chicago Sky James Wade UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant) 2 32–24 2 0 0
Connecticut Sun Curt Miller Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) 5 89–87 4 1 0
Indiana Fever Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics (assistant) 1 6–16 0 0 0
New York Liberty Walt Hopkins Minnesota Lynx (assistant) 1 2–20 0 0 0
Washington Mystics Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun 8 139–121 7 2 1

Western Conference

Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff Appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings Vickie Johnson Las Vegas Aces (assistant) 0 0–0 0 0 0
Las Vegas Aces Bill Laimbeer New York Liberty 3 53–37 2 1 0
Los Angeles Sparks Derek Fisher New York Knicks 2 37–19 2 0 0
Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve Detroit Shock (assistant) 11 245–117 10 6 4
Phoenix Mercury Sandy Brondello Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) 7 131–95 7 1 1
Seattle Storm Dan Hughes San Antonio Stars 2 44–24 2 1 1

Notes:

  • Year with team does not include 2021 season.
  • Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2020 regular season.
  • Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
  • WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
  • Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2021 season as head coach of each team.

References

  1. "Free Agency 2021". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. "Dallas Wings and coach Brian Agler agree to part ways after two WNBA seasons". espn.com. ESPN. October 15, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. "Dallas Wings Name Vickie Johnson Head Coach". WNBA.com. WNBA. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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